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um, the u.s. always says that this not about any one country, but if i'm a chinese military leader i would take it to mean china specifically and they do. >> china has a very concerted blue water policy. they believe that they need to dominate the seas. they are, uh, they are extraordinarily worrying to india on the one side, to our other asian allies, and we have understood the imperative of resourcing a push-back in the pacific. the problem is we haven't understood that we need to spend to do it and we haven't figured out how to spend to do it. >> when i talk to chinese defense analysts and scholars when i visit china they don't talk about these legacy systems. they are happy to let us patrol the sea lanes and do all the traditional great power things that require these big, extremely expensive systems. they want to jump over the world of aircraft carriers and manned bombers to a new era in which the wars will be fought in, in space, with blinding our sensors that are in space, and in cyberspace
um, the u.s. always says that this not about any one country, but if i'm a chinese military leader i would take it to mean china specifically and they do. >> china has a very concerted blue water policy. they believe that they need to dominate the seas. they are, uh, they are extraordinarily worrying to india on the one side, to our other asian allies, and we have understood the imperative of resourcing a push-back in the pacific. the problem is we haven't understood that we need to spend...
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and recently u.s. was included as the dialogue partner -- [inaudible] how is it going to help you in your activities in the asia pacific region? >> well, let me start with your last question first. as far as the indian ocean organization that you related to that we are, we're not a part of, but we are invited as an observer to it. in general, throughout the indoe-pacific region, first you have to understand the breadth and scope of that region. it's well over half the people in the world live in that region. all the major economies are in that region including ours. seven of the ten largest armies in that region. you can put all the continents in the world in the pacific ocean, you can put 'em all in the pacific ocean and still have room for another africa, another canada, another united states and another mexico. and that's just in the pacific. the indian ocean is vast as well. so you have this really large, very dynamic -- can't even call it a region. it's half the world. where you have historical ti
and recently u.s. was included as the dialogue partner -- [inaudible] how is it going to help you in your activities in the asia pacific region? >> well, let me start with your last question first. as far as the indian ocean organization that you related to that we are, we're not a part of, but we are invited as an observer to it. in general, throughout the indoe-pacific region, first you have to understand the breadth and scope of that region. it's well over half the people in the world...
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on c-span 3, an examination of some of the fiscal problems facing state governments live from the u.s. chamber of commerce at 9:00 eastern. up next, today's headlines and calls live on "washington journal." in about 45 minutes, we will continue to look at the so- called fiscal cliff and the budget cuts that take place in january. after that, we will examine the po
on c-span 3, an examination of some of the fiscal problems facing state governments live from the u.s. chamber of commerce at 9:00 eastern. up next, today's headlines and calls live on "washington journal." in about 45 minutes, we will continue to look at the so- called fiscal cliff and the budget cuts that take place in january. after that, we will examine the po
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the u.s. has increased pressure on cuba to release gross who has lost 100 pounds and developed a mass on his shoulder. cuba wants a trade. they will release gross if the u.s. allow five cuban spies to go free. >>> today quantico's -- the pretrial questions if bradley manning's case should be dismissed. yesterday a top correctional officer said manning was improperly kept on suicide watch for at least seven days. his testimony said this happened on two occasions. the correctional officer also said the commander did not follow a psychiatrist recommendation to take manning off suicide watch. >>> the future of a maryland state delegate seat is once again up the a judge to decide. greg hall filed an appeal in the case. hours earlier, a judge ruled that neither hall nor tiffany a a allston should get the seat. but governor martin o'malley asked the panel to withdraw his nomination after learning of his sketchy past that included gun and drug charges decades ago. the judge ruled governor martin o'mal
the u.s. has increased pressure on cuba to release gross who has lost 100 pounds and developed a mass on his shoulder. cuba wants a trade. they will release gross if the u.s. allow five cuban spies to go free. >>> today quantico's -- the pretrial questions if bradley manning's case should be dismissed. yesterday a top correctional officer said manning was improperly kept on suicide watch for at least seven days. his testimony said this happened on two occasions. the correctional...
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it seems to me you either have to go that route, which you cannot in the u.s. -- gun ownership and australia was 5% of households. hear, gallup has shown is 47%. we have a second amendment and the whole history going back to washington. given that we are a different culture, the kinds along that we pass are almost always an effective as a result because there are 300 million weapons out there today. unless you recall them the way australia did and when we can not you will have a reservoir that will last for 100 years. >> you try that in this country, you can imagine. >> you will have an insurrection. >> the dilemma of gun-control. you do not need to permit guns -- and i understand there are already plenty of them. he did not simply not do something because it is already a problem. right now, we allowed guns that are made specifically to injured in the most grievous way, and the fastest way. they are military weapons. we do have to keep permitting those on our streets. they do not kill deer because the deer would be so torn up you would not eat them. this makes no sense at all. but it does no
it seems to me you either have to go that route, which you cannot in the u.s. -- gun ownership and australia was 5% of households. hear, gallup has shown is 47%. we have a second amendment and the whole history going back to washington. given that we are a different culture, the kinds along that we pass are almost always an effective as a result because there are 300 million weapons out there today. unless you recall them the way australia did and when we can not you will have a reservoir that...
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the u.s. economy. a panel talks about how immigration laws affects mat scuents. we'll hear from mark warner. hosted by the university of virginia's center this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> thank you, david. good evening. welcome to the national press club for the keynote round tail. i would like to pay special tribute to mark kaplan whose vision has made this annual conference possible. his commitment to public service has been stead fast through the years and we're grateful for his abiding friendship. i also want to recognize, as david has, the hard work of david, mike, jeff, of the center. who is responsible for convening this group of scholars, poice makers, and key figures from the private sector. as david highlighted this session i should point out that we examined the full spectrum over high skilled immigration in an effort to refrain current thinking about admission policies or highly skilled foreign born workers. experts provide different perspectives on the suggest and discuss
the u.s. economy. a panel talks about how immigration laws affects mat scuents. we'll hear from mark warner. hosted by the university of virginia's center this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> thank you, david. good evening. welcome to the national press club for the keynote round tail. i would like to pay special tribute to mark kaplan whose vision has made this annual conference possible. his commitment to public service has been stead fast through the years and we're grateful for...
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the u.s. army prepares to deploy and africa. >> we will tell you about >> a u.s. army bread will send small tins into as many as 35 african nations next year which is part of an intensified effort by the pentagon to train countries to battle extreme and submit a backdrop of widespread in surge in violence across north africa. the teams will not be permitted to conduct military operations without permission from the defense secretary. >> the egyptian opposition is calling for an investigation into allegations of voter fraud into this weekend's referendum for a constitution. the moslem brotherhood says it passed with a 64% positive vote but only 32% of eligible voters turned out. the brotherhood says any election violations were limited and should not affect the referendum's integrity british3 prosecutors are debating whether to file charges against two australian dj's. >> they posed as queen elizabeth and prince charles and obtained private details about kate middleton's condition in hospital. the nurse who took the call was later found dead and it is believed to k
the u.s. army prepares to deploy and africa. >> we will tell you about >> a u.s. army bread will send small tins into as many as 35 african nations next year which is part of an intensified effort by the pentagon to train countries to battle extreme and submit a backdrop of widespread in surge in violence across north africa. the teams will not be permitted to conduct military operations without permission from the defense secretary. >> the egyptian opposition is calling for...
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schools from u.s. workforces together that is a skills compact i think the country could easily get behind and support. and so i think that is highly important as we think of the skills issue going forward. and i think some of the issues i heard talked about before are critical to that as well. what are we doing in the pipeline? what are we doing from the earliest ages to make sure underrepresented groups are taking to science? why do we have the dropoff at middle school around young women? what are our long-term strategies? so we have to attack this on all silledders we have to have an all the above strategy. butwhile we're doing the long-term strategy to have a greater supply of stem workers and high skilled workers we should not take our eye off what queck dot do in the short terms. one of the most powerful was the idea that you could have a significant effect on the number of workers we have if you just ensured that you had a higher graduation rate among those who declared a stem major in their fre
schools from u.s. workforces together that is a skills compact i think the country could easily get behind and support. and so i think that is highly important as we think of the skills issue going forward. and i think some of the issues i heard talked about before are critical to that as well. what are we doing in the pipeline? what are we doing from the earliest ages to make sure underrepresented groups are taking to science? why do we have the dropoff at middle school around young women?...
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this year the top u.s. military commander in the war did brief secretary panetta on the war, and he was seen, you can see him on the video here, the press is shooting while visiting the war, but that top military commander is not himself speaking to the reporters this year. because this top military commander is not in a position to be answering any unscripted questions from the press corps right about now, not when his e-mails to a tampa socialite ooh being scoured by a review at home. general john allen is still running the war in afghanistan, but that's happening while he is still under investigation at home for those e-mails, after his name and his behavior came up during the previous commander of the war in afghanistan's sex scandal when he was forced to resign from his job heading up the cia. and that has now squirrelled its way into maybe an unrelated but concurrent scandal about why general petraeus seems to have been secretly taping a conversation he held with a fox news reporter last year. the rep
this year the top u.s. military commander in the war did brief secretary panetta on the war, and he was seen, you can see him on the video here, the press is shooting while visiting the war, but that top military commander is not himself speaking to the reporters this year. because this top military commander is not in a position to be answering any unscripted questions from the press corps right about now, not when his e-mails to a tampa socialite ooh being scoured by a review at home. general...
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u.s. lawmakers and diplomats got involved on hammer's behalf and convinced mexican authorities to release him. >>> we'll talk more than in a moment. first a serious subject. this hour we take a tough look at the gun control debate and how much mental health may play a role, and if we can identify the next shooter before he takes a shot. first, we'd like to take a moment. a reminder of what is at stake here. today marked the final three funerals of the victims of the newtown, connecticut, shooting, and we've already buried six educators and 17 children. people stolen from their friends, from their family, from all of us. this is ana grace marquez, marquez-greene who loved to count and sing. josephine grace gay, who just celebrated her seventh birthday, and emilie alice parker, who was bright, creative and very loving. so let's have a conversation. it will probably make you angry. now, being angry is not a bad thing. it means this matters to you. gun control, in fact, that phrase alone may e
u.s. lawmakers and diplomats got involved on hammer's behalf and convinced mexican authorities to release him. >>> we'll talk more than in a moment. first a serious subject. this hour we take a tough look at the gun control debate and how much mental health may play a role, and if we can identify the next shooter before he takes a shot. first, we'd like to take a moment. a reminder of what is at stake here. today marked the final three funerals of the victims of the newtown,...
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u.s. lawmakers and diplomats got involved on hammer's behalf and convinced mexican authorities to release him. >>> here's what we're also working on for you tonight -- >>> more guns? the nra's school massacre prevention clan. you laugh, but some say it's a good idea. really? >>> and ponder this -- with the connecticut school shooting would vo been different if the gunman wasn't white? >> 70% of these mass shootings have been white men. >> we talk to the man who says it's time to think about profiling white guys. >>> and, we're here! no rapture. no giant asteroid. was it all an apocalyptic lie? we have a family who's prepared for the end for decades. >>> fired for being too pretty. >> in the best interests for everybody. our side of it, we disagree. >> i don't know about you, but i'm calling off, too handsome for work tomorrow. >>> we'll talk more than in a moment. first a serious subject. this hour we take a tough look at the gun control debate and how much mental health may play a role, a
u.s. lawmakers and diplomats got involved on hammer's behalf and convinced mexican authorities to release him. >>> here's what we're also working on for you tonight -- >>> more guns? the nra's school massacre prevention clan. you laugh, but some say it's a good idea. really? >>> and ponder this -- with the connecticut school shooting would vo been different if the gunman wasn't white? >> 70% of these mass shootings have been white men. >> we talk to the...
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u.s. lawmakers and diplomats got involved on hammer's behalf and convinced mexican authorities to release him. woo will take a tough look at the gun control debate. first, a moment. a reminder of what is at stake. today mark the final three funerals. this is anna marquez-greenee, and emilie, who was bright and loving. josephine grace gay, who just celebrated her seventh birthday, and emilie alice parker, who was bright, creative and very loving. so let's have a conversation. it will probably make you angry. now, being angry is not a bad thing. it means this matters to you. gun control, in fact, that phrase alone may enrage some people. how about gun rights? this is one of those topics that we should all be riled up about on both sides of this argument. it means that you're invested if you get riled up. listen, we need to be. we need to be riled up and passionate about this. not everyone will agree, no one, no one plan of action, that everyone agrees, we don't want a repeat of what happened
u.s. lawmakers and diplomats got involved on hammer's behalf and convinced mexican authorities to release him. woo will take a tough look at the gun control debate. first, a moment. a reminder of what is at stake. today mark the final three funerals. this is anna marquez-greenee, and emilie, who was bright and loving. josephine grace gay, who just celebrated her seventh birthday, and emilie alice parker, who was bright, creative and very loving. so let's have a conversation. it will probably...
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i was trying to find out where our u.s. postal service is going or how if congress will help us out so our jobs will continue for those that are still working there. we haven't received a cost-of- living raise in the past three years and i was concerned about that. guest: the postal service is unusual. they are funding with the stamps that we buy. congress has put in some money. that's not affected by the sequestration talks. host: this comes from twitter. guest: i do not think anything is by design. these things in some cases go back 100 and 150 years. virginia 14 president obama this year -- the virginia this time 14 president obama. i do not think that is anything by design. california gets a lot of defense dollars. he doesn't like it either, carl levin. levin is part of -- he and john mccain did not like this and are looking for ways to avoid it. the debate is between the house republicans and the president. the senate is along for the ride. host: we showed a picture of buck mckeon, republican of california. does he hav
i was trying to find out where our u.s. postal service is going or how if congress will help us out so our jobs will continue for those that are still working there. we haven't received a cost-of- living raise in the past three years and i was concerned about that. guest: the postal service is unusual. they are funding with the stamps that we buy. congress has put in some money. that's not affected by the sequestration talks. host: this comes from twitter. guest: i do not think anything is by...
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the u.s. and the soviet union. well, if you look at the history, it actually came very, very close a couple of times, particularly on three occasions. one was the cuban missile crisis . another time was actually less well-known, during the yom kippur war. but in the jerusalem post, a book written about this describing how the american and soviet navies were circling watching each other, get so tired, they almost made a mistake and pulled the nuclear trigger and each other. and finally, just sort of more innocent mistakes, if you look at an example in the 1980's, boris yeltsin, the president of russia, the norwegians had a zero weather rocket that they launched in the direction of russia. then notify the russians, but this time the notification got lost in the mail. the russian generals came and said, look, apparently somebody has lost something in us across our horizon. this is an american nuclear attack you have to miss the launch or russia will be obliterated with no shots back. thankfully w
the u.s. and the soviet union. well, if you look at the history, it actually came very, very close a couple of times, particularly on three occasions. one was the cuban missile crisis . another time was actually less well-known, during the yom kippur war. but in the jerusalem post, a book written about this describing how the american and soviet navies were circling watching each other, get so tired, they almost made a mistake and pulled the nuclear trigger and each other. and finally, just...
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in the u.s. senate. daniel inouye died, being hospitalized at walter reed for the last week. he was a world war ii veteran who earned the medal of honor when he lost his right away in 1945. he was first elected to the senate in 1962. senator daniel i oway was 88 years old. >>> the question and grieving continues. another different day as family and friends attended funerals for the first of two young victims today. >> authorities say sandy hook elementary school could remain closed down for months, but school officials have found another building for the students to attend class. as investigators comb the gunman's home, they discovered a badly damaged computer and hard drive inside. we get the latest tonight from nbc's jay gray. >> reporter: good evening, jim and doreen. every day seems to bring a more difficult task. today this grieving community gathered for what may be the toughest, the first two of 26 emotional good-byes. four days ago is when the unthinkable happened here. now this heartbroken community begins a seemingly unbearable task. today the first two of 20 young
in the u.s. senate. daniel inouye died, being hospitalized at walter reed for the last week. he was a world war ii veteran who earned the medal of honor when he lost his right away in 1945. he was first elected to the senate in 1962. senator daniel i oway was 88 years old. >>> the question and grieving continues. another different day as family and friends attended funerals for the first of two young victims today. >> authorities say sandy hook elementary school could remain...
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the u.s. recession into a depression." that is the teaching moment about the power of the overall innovative skill said, the supply chain, and what that means for our capacity to compete when the company that would have been left standing thought they might have gone down as well. there is so much to say. i wanted to make these viewpoints, overall perspective, talk about manufacturing and research and skills, and i'm very happy to take your questions going forward. [applause] >> i think we have time for a few questions. i will call on people. if you could wait until he comes around with the microphone. >> thank you. aig investments. my question goes to innovation funds, which you brought out. at what stage are you focusing on with respect to either expansion or start-ups? on an execution basis, what is the regional plan as far as national strategy? >> look, i think for those of us in a government job, where you want to be like the classic economic book is you want to look for where we are unde
the u.s. recession into a depression." that is the teaching moment about the power of the overall innovative skill said, the supply chain, and what that means for our capacity to compete when the company that would have been left standing thought they might have gone down as well. there is so much to say. i wanted to make these viewpoints, overall perspective, talk about manufacturing and research and skills, and i'm very happy to take your questions going forward. [applause] >> i...
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a u.s. military officials tells cnn. navy commander job w. price, 42 years old, died december 22nd while serving as the commanding officer of s.e.a.l. team 4, a group of more than two dozen commandos conducting combat operations in the southern region of the country. now, while the death remains under formal investigation, that u.s. military official of who's directly familiar with the event, said the family has been notified of the death and has also been notified it is being investigated as an apparent suicide. there is no indication at this time that commander price was involved in any military-related investigations or any controversies, the official said. all indications are when he did not appear at an expected time, other military personnel weptnto look for him and discovered his body with an apparent gunshot wound. don. >> thank you very much. >>> a bank robber who escaped a prison in chicago on a rope of bed sheets and dental floss has made his first court appearance. joseph jose banks and a fellow inmate squeezed down a window and r
a u.s. military officials tells cnn. navy commander job w. price, 42 years old, died december 22nd while serving as the commanding officer of s.e.a.l. team 4, a group of more than two dozen commandos conducting combat operations in the southern region of the country. now, while the death remains under formal investigation, that u.s. military official of who's directly familiar with the event, said the family has been notified of the death and has also been notified it is being investigated as...
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the amount of aid the u.s. pays to egypt every year is only second to the amount of aid we give israel. so we are doing it again and again not only in afghanistan but elsewhere. it seems the system is so corrupt beyond repair. this current administration is not doing anything about the muslim brotherhood. in a way they are supporting their efforts to control egypt. egypt needs to be the biggest -- used to be the biggest u.s. ally in the middle east. the mubarak regime fell in about 30 days with no support from the u.s. whatsoever. absolutely no support. he was an ally 30 years. and we just let the regime does appear. we are finding their enemy, who happens to be also an u.s. enemy. the muslim brotherhood's highest eadership has announced it's opposition to the u.s. on many occasions. i'm not sure why this administration is not doing anything about it or why the media is not bringing this to the attention of the american citizens. guest: i confess, i don't have anything to add to what your caller said. it is a p
the amount of aid the u.s. pays to egypt every year is only second to the amount of aid we give israel. so we are doing it again and again not only in afghanistan but elsewhere. it seems the system is so corrupt beyond repair. this current administration is not doing anything about the muslim brotherhood. in a way they are supporting their efforts to control egypt. egypt needs to be the biggest -- used to be the biggest u.s. ally in the middle east. the mubarak regime fell in about 30 days with...
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data centers in the u.s. account for one-quarter to one-third of that load, the estimates show, and then you quote peter gross who has helped design data center. a single data center can take more power than a medium-sized town. >> guest: that's right. and, um, that works, as you mentioned, on the electricity usage done by a researcher at stanford, and a london firm, and those are solid numbers. and some people asked, well, is that energy that's being used all the time or part of the time? well, it'sing with used all of -- it's being used all of the time. once a data center turns out, it has a steady load. so it's always day or night, you know, whether it's august, september, january, anytime. they're drawing about that amount of electricity worldwide right now according to the best estimates of the best people in the field. that's the way it would recollects. -- that's the way it works. >> host: why does it work that way? >> guest: well, in part it is because, again, the way that this has grown, this field h
data centers in the u.s. account for one-quarter to one-third of that load, the estimates show, and then you quote peter gross who has helped design data center. a single data center can take more power than a medium-sized town. >> guest: that's right. and, um, that works, as you mentioned, on the electricity usage done by a researcher at stanford, and a london firm, and those are solid numbers. and some people asked, well, is that energy that's being used all the time or part of the...
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. >> dysfunction in the u.s. health care industry. the doctor on what hospitals will not tell you. his latest is unaccountable. tonight at 10:00 on afterward, on c-span2's book tv. >> supreme court will look coble was passed in 2008 by a majority of 623 and they will say that as president. and indiana had a -- >> they decided on the indiana case it was constitutional for them to establish id. they did not say the state to a subsequent -- >> let me finish. you misrepresented what i said. the supreme court as the law of the lan. >> when i hear these accusations that black people, voter id l affectproportionately minorities, -- to me if white americans can get id's to vote and to the processes to follow the laws, what are you telling black people? that somehow they are not good enough? they are lesser then? that is what bothers me about the rhetoric coming from democrats and the left. that we always have to make special -- to ask to be a specialist -- specialness but we deal with minorities because they are two people minded. we have to make concessions for them because they cannot fo
. >> dysfunction in the u.s. health care industry. the doctor on what hospitals will not tell you. his latest is unaccountable. tonight at 10:00 on afterward, on c-span2's book tv. >> supreme court will look coble was passed in 2008 by a majority of 623 and they will say that as president. and indiana had a -- >> they decided on the indiana case it was constitutional for them to establish id. they did not say the state to a subsequent -- >> let me finish. you...
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tomorrow on washington journal rick knew man for u.s. news and world report discusses the job numbers for november and the state of the economy. then dr. anthony director of the institute of allergy and infection diseases examine the state of america's public health. washington journal, live 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the supreme court will look at what was passed in 2008 by a majority of 6 to 3 and they are going to say that is precedent. >> they decided on the indiana case it was constitutional for them to establish i.d. they did not say that all of those states who have subsequently done that -- >> let me finish because you misrepresented what i said. the supreme court is the law of the land. >> when i hear these accusations that black people voter i.d. laws disproportionately affect minorities, it implies to me somehow we have something missing in our brain. to me if white americans can get i.d.'s to vote and go through the processes to follow the laws, what are you telling black people? that somehow they are not good enough orl
tomorrow on washington journal rick knew man for u.s. news and world report discusses the job numbers for november and the state of the economy. then dr. anthony director of the institute of allergy and infection diseases examine the state of america's public health. washington journal, live 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the supreme court will look at what was passed in 2008 by a majority of 6 to 3 and they are going to say that is precedent. >> they decided on the indiana case it...
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but if the u.s. government goes over the fiscal cliff, they could get even longer. according to one congressional analysis, the transportation security administration would lose more than $640 million in funding, roughly 7% of out budget. t.s.a. with would also lose over 7,000 security officers. safety would not be compromised. the passenger misery would increase. >> it could be a severe impact on the traveling public. instead of maybe one hour, you may be there two or three hours before. >> reporter: long lines would be the least of the problems. under the mandatory cuts of the fiscal cliff, the federal aviation administration would lose $800 million, and more than 2,000 air traffic controllers. fewer controllers mean fewer planes moving passengers and cargo. warns the air traffic controllers association. >> fb's pocketbook and livelihood is tied to the aviation system, so the impact of the aviation system not being able to provide the service that they do today would be devastating. >> reporter: if washington can't reach a compromise, the economic recovery could s
but if the u.s. government goes over the fiscal cliff, they could get even longer. according to one congressional analysis, the transportation security administration would lose more than $640 million in funding, roughly 7% of out budget. t.s.a. with would also lose over 7,000 security officers. safety would not be compromised. the passenger misery would increase. >> it could be a severe impact on the traveling public. instead of maybe one hour, you may be there two or three hours before....
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from the u.s. postal service. because it's nice to have an extra pair of hands around for the holidays. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use. it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. (applause). earlier this week, treasury secretary timothy geithner says the obama administration is more than willing to let america go right over the fiscal cliff. and he will not budge on the president's demands to raise taxes on the top income earners. >> if republicans do not agree to that is the administration prepared to go over the fiscal cliff. >> oh, absolutely, an agreement doesn't involve those rates going up on the top 2%, only 2%, and all of those americans get a tax cut on the first $250,000 of their income. >> well, what if the obama administration lets it happen? what happens to
from the u.s. postal service. because it's nice to have an extra pair of hands around for the holidays. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use. it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. (applause). earlier this week, treasury secretary timothy geithner says...
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walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: please welcome alicia keys to this program. the 14-time grammy winner is out with her first album in years after the birth of her son in egypt. it is called, as if you did not know, "girl on fire." from the disk, here is the video to the title track "girl on fire." ♪ we got our feet on the ground, and we are burning it down ooh oh oh oh got our head in the clouds, and we are not coming down this girl is on fire this girl is on fire fire walking on this girl is on fire everybody stands as she goes by, because they can see the flame that is in her eyes ♪ tavis: being gone for three years. a baby. you learned that, taking three years off. three years in this business is so long. what trepidation, what angst, if any, does someone have when they have tried to put together a project that is three years in the making? >> this whole project, this whole time in
walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: please welcome alicia keys to this program. the 14-time grammy winner is out with her first album in years after the birth of her son in egypt. it is called, as if you did not know, "girl on fire." from the disk, here is the video to the title track "girl on fire." ♪ we got our...
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asian stock markets mostly closed or traded lower today on diminished hopes u.s. lawmakers can come to an agreement on the fiscal cliff. wall street has a full trading day today. checking the numbers for you the dow starts this morning at 12938. that's right below 13,000 after selling off 158 points on friday. of course over concerns about the fiscal cliff. the nasdaq lost more than 25 points and the s & p 500 was off by around 16 points. >>> real estate in ocean city is moving off the market at a very brisk pace right now. numbers from the coastal association of realtors shows a 25% reduction in the inventory of unsold condos in ocean city. that includes multi-million dollar properties. the data show contracts are up 14% year to date with settlements up 6%. inventory increased sharply from march through november after being flat from last december to last march. realtors say there is no single cause for this unusually busy sales market. >>> and there is redskins related financial news this morning. construction on the washington redskins training camp in richmond
asian stock markets mostly closed or traded lower today on diminished hopes u.s. lawmakers can come to an agreement on the fiscal cliff. wall street has a full trading day today. checking the numbers for you the dow starts this morning at 12938. that's right below 13,000 after selling off 158 points on friday. of course over concerns about the fiscal cliff. the nasdaq lost more than 25 points and the s & p 500 was off by around 16 points. >>> real estate in ocean city is moving off...
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t augu >> the u.s. antidoping agency is accusing armstrong of using drugs during his career. >> a pennsylvania judge sentencing sandusky to at least 30 years in prison. >> i appreciate everybody's love. show your love to my son. >> one guy goes for touchdown. the other said no time. seahawks win in the most bizarre finish. the regular officials are back >> he slides up the track and into the back of that surplus helicopter jet engine. >> pablo sandoval looks like the babe himself has come back to life. the giants have won the world series in detroit! n detroit! >> sensational play. >> the magic of jeremy lin continues. >> this year it was different right from the start. puts his head down and drives. it the miami heat are once again nba champions. lebron james captures that eelusive title he coveted. >> there is a whole lot of pressure involved in this storied showdown. >> first, the fiscal cliff we are watching. taking a live look at the u.s. capitol dome where they are going to be working this weekend
t augu >> the u.s. antidoping agency is accusing armstrong of using drugs during his career. >> a pennsylvania judge sentencing sandusky to at least 30 years in prison. >> i appreciate everybody's love. show your love to my son. >> one guy goes for touchdown. the other said no time. seahawks win in the most bizarre finish. the regular officials are back >> he slides up the track and into the back of that surplus helicopter jet engine. >> pablo sandoval looks...
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even in the u.s., monitoring has to be specially authorized. that's why they're trying to figure out, even now, exactly what the legal ramifications for it all are. and they're very sensitive to it. it is something that they've been dwelling on quite obsessively. >> i can see there being a tremendous balance there because it is open source information. on the other hand, you know, americans are retweeting what foreign guys tweet and stuff like that. so if you forward an al-shahab tweet and are you one of those guys? >> there is a quote, one of the social media experts who points tout is one thing for coca-cola to monitor your tweets and another one for the dod to monitor your tweets. >> everybody is already monitoring, it is powerful marketing tool. >> in the 30 seconds or so that we've got are what are some of the major drawbacks of this technology? >> well, you don't want to give up expertise, so the sort of balancing act is do we choose to listen to experts who do it the old-fashioned way, try to get sources, read the material and know what
even in the u.s., monitoring has to be specially authorized. that's why they're trying to figure out, even now, exactly what the legal ramifications for it all are. and they're very sensitive to it. it is something that they've been dwelling on quite obsessively. >> i can see there being a tremendous balance there because it is open source information. on the other hand, you know, americans are retweeting what foreign guys tweet and stuff like that. so if you forward an al-shahab tweet...
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the u.s. economy be damned. the republicans offered to give so much and offering precisely what erskine bowles laid out as a compromise position in the proposal they made the other day. you have republicans repeatedly going back to the president and saying here is what we'll do. he says no, here is what we'll do going further. we are in this cycle now where the republicans are at the point they are done doing that. he talked to republicans. spent the better part of the day talking about the way out of this. increasingly you are hearing from republicans on the house and senate side we are done looking for compromise on this. we want a way out. looking for an exit plan. >> bret: meantime, the pentagon is now saying that they are preparing for sequestration, as the other agencies. getting ready for what happens. how much can the government hold off the bad things that happen on the first of the year? >> hold off some of it for a few months but this is a catastrophe. the president says rattling the cage, that will a
the u.s. economy be damned. the republicans offered to give so much and offering precisely what erskine bowles laid out as a compromise position in the proposal they made the other day. you have republicans repeatedly going back to the president and saying here is what we'll do. he says no, here is what we'll do going further. we are in this cycle now where the republicans are at the point they are done doing that. he talked to republicans. spent the better part of the day talking about the way...
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u.s. falls over the fiscal cliff $2.5 million could be slurred from the budget. economics influences everything from the types of questions researchers ask to the quantity and quality of scientists who conduct research. in her book how economic shapes science georgia state university economist paula stephan argues --
u.s. falls over the fiscal cliff $2.5 million could be slurred from the budget. economics influences everything from the types of questions researchers ask to the quantity and quality of scientists who conduct research. in her book how economic shapes science georgia state university economist paula stephan argues --
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government outside u.s. jurisdiction. it is have the fax? yes ideas spread and because of that we live in a wonderful world. that is our show. tonight. what a wonderful world? all i hear is unemployment, ll pollution, soc ial conflict it is a goode that somebody puts it into perspective.is m a swedish public health professor and usually don't like to put them on theyu would put you to sleep but he has caught the roads attention because he gave a talk to technology entertainment decide more than 100,000 times here is part of it. >> when i saw my mother and though the washing machine for the first time in her life. >> even grandma was invited to see the machine. she had hand washed laundry for seven children and she sat down in front of the ch she watched the entire program and was mesmerized to my grandmother>> b the washing machine was a are >> there 7 billion people and most have no access to the miracle. hav >> 2 billion have access but the remainnng 5 billion how do they wash? like this. by hand. it is a hard time consuming labor that the
government outside u.s. jurisdiction. it is have the fax? yes ideas spread and because of that we live in a wonderful world. that is our show. tonight. what a wonderful world? all i hear is unemployment, ll pollution, soc ial conflict it is a goode that somebody puts it into perspective.is m a swedish public health professor and usually don't like to put them on theyu would put you to sleep but he has caught the roads attention because he gave a talk to technology entertainment decide more than...
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the u.s. could extend its nuclear umbrella to other nations and there so that obviates that need, but still isn't deterrent working through the cold war something that can also be applied to iran or a number of other nuclear regimes? >> the short answer is question. deterrents can work and of course it did work. it becomes harder many on many as compared with one-on-one. the u.s. and the soviet union became quite experienced in how to handle mutually assured destruction if you like. or mutual deterrents. when you have a number of -- many nations butting up against each other physically essentially, and with much less experience in handling the issue of deterrents, i think the risks become higher. and if as you suggest proliferation is likely to become more widespread, if iran actually gets nuclear capability, i think the risks are very high. i'm rather pessimistic because it does seem to me that one way or another, a local nuclear war could break out and has a fairly high probability of breaki
the u.s. could extend its nuclear umbrella to other nations and there so that obviates that need, but still isn't deterrent working through the cold war something that can also be applied to iran or a number of other nuclear regimes? >> the short answer is question. deterrents can work and of course it did work. it becomes harder many on many as compared with one-on-one. the u.s. and the soviet union became quite experienced in how to handle mutually assured destruction if you like. or...
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. >> holman: the u.s. economy has dodged a potentially crippling strike at ports up and down the east coast and gulf coast at least, for now. the longshoremen's union agreed today to extend its existing contract by another month. that word came after the union and shipping lines worked out a deal on royalty payments for unloading containers. the contract extension gives the two sides time to resolve their remaining issues. wall street finished the week with its fifth straight losing session. stocks have been falling as concern mounts that washington will fail to get a budget deal. the dow jones industrial average lost 158 points today, to close at 12,938. the nasdaq fell 25 points to close at 2,960. for the week, both the dow and the nasdaq fell 2%. sectarian tensions flared across iraq today as tens of thousands of sunnis staged mass protests against the shi-ite-led government. there were rallies in fallujah and ramadi, where protests already had erupted earlier this week. today, mosul, tikrit and samarra
. >> holman: the u.s. economy has dodged a potentially crippling strike at ports up and down the east coast and gulf coast at least, for now. the longshoremen's union agreed today to extend its existing contract by another month. that word came after the union and shipping lines worked out a deal on royalty payments for unloading containers. the contract extension gives the two sides time to resolve their remaining issues. wall street finished the week with its fifth straight losing...
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i start in the u.s. i end in the u.s. i feel as though the story is particularly needed in the united states. i don't believe that people in pakistan, or china need hear this because they see it. even though pakistan has struggled so much potential. i think it's the next global opportunity if i didn't have resources i wouldn't tell people that. i would be investing there. it's on the cusp of happening. really exciting. and so it's people in this country, and it's anybody who believes there's possibility in the future wondering why it's not happening. >> so why are china, india, pakistan, why where they are economically if they are on the cusp. what is not going right there that is going right here in the united states. >> pakistan does not have the mom tument of china or india. they are in a different category. brazil, the last ten years. again, you know, highly growing. it's been evolved. the thing that strains growth in every country. when i do, which i do i will go places like the world bank and, you know, if i'm invit
i start in the u.s. i end in the u.s. i feel as though the story is particularly needed in the united states. i don't believe that people in pakistan, or china need hear this because they see it. even though pakistan has struggled so much potential. i think it's the next global opportunity if i didn't have resources i wouldn't tell people that. i would be investing there. it's on the cusp of happening. really exciting. and so it's people in this country, and it's anybody who believes there's...
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so the u.s. government concluded, rightly, that one key way to help the afghan people during the surge would be to assist them with farming, to try to provide them with some battersea's, fertilizer or in some cases doctors. try to improve what they were growing on their field so you would improve their livelihood, as a result you would when there is a legion. well, that was a good idea. the problem was we tried to do too much of a good thing. think of the avipa broker or think of southern afghanistan and the farmers there as a parched man on a hot day. instead of giving them just a tall glass of ice water, we literally turned a firehose on him, when he came in the process. we tried to pour so much money in through avipa that it wound up being counterproductive. this was a program that was partisan -- trying to spin $300 billion in just two provinces in one year. not surprisingly, we wound up shoveling goods at the afghans, what did they do? in some cases they took what we are giving them and they
so the u.s. government concluded, rightly, that one key way to help the afghan people during the surge would be to assist them with farming, to try to provide them with some battersea's, fertilizer or in some cases doctors. try to improve what they were growing on their field so you would improve their livelihood, as a result you would when there is a legion. well, that was a good idea. the problem was we tried to do too much of a good thing. think of the avipa broker or think of southern...
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this will create thousands of u.s. jobs in the hardest-hit industries on jobs that cannot be of course using materials that are 90% made in the usa energy efficiency is unique in that it creates its own cash flow. it pays for itself. there are significant barriers that prevent this from being harvested more efficiency -- more efficiently. one is to begin -- and this is akin to building power plants. we know how to finance power plants. they supply predictable amounts of energy and utility can easily raise capital. however we lack the same capital for energy efficiency even notice understood to be the most cost-effective resource for meeting our needs. the energy efficiency efforts equate to a resource greater than any other source in the country. greater than nuclear, natural gas or coal. this is a great example policy that can move the -- this provides incentive to home owners to increase -- the greater the incentive, i the savings. transitioning allows for business model metrology and creates a system to reward innov
this will create thousands of u.s. jobs in the hardest-hit industries on jobs that cannot be of course using materials that are 90% made in the usa energy efficiency is unique in that it creates its own cash flow. it pays for itself. there are significant barriers that prevent this from being harvested more efficiency -- more efficiently. one is to begin -- and this is akin to building power plants. we know how to finance power plants. they supply predictable amounts of energy and utility can...
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. >> u.s. president barack obama says he still hopes congress can reach agreement to avoid the so- called fiscal cliff. obama met congressional leaders at the white house on friday to discuss a deal. he said the talks were constructive, but did issue a warning on behalf of the american people, demanding congress take action. >> america wonders why it is that in this town, for some reason, you cannot get stuff done in an organized time table, where everything has to wait till the last minute. we are now of the last minute. in the american people are not going to have any patients for a politically self-inflicted wound to our economy. >> the president said he was modestly optimistic that the january 1 deadline for the fiscal cliff could be averted, but that is contingent on a vote in the senate on a compromise bill, and that will have to get an up or down vote. there is a majority for that, with some tax increases for upper-income people. the question is what level would be acceptable to republic
. >> u.s. president barack obama says he still hopes congress can reach agreement to avoid the so- called fiscal cliff. obama met congressional leaders at the white house on friday to discuss a deal. he said the talks were constructive, but did issue a warning on behalf of the american people, demanding congress take action. >> america wonders why it is that in this town, for some reason, you cannot get stuff done in an organized time table, where everything has to wait till the...
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and europe equivalent to ashburn and the buildings in the u.s.. and i know that in particular because the two cables down the east coast of africa does have their major hubs, their major nodes at telehouse in london. from their it's a straight shot to the landing place, again a fascinating place partly because it's in the same spot as the ancient port. this is always the place where the international -- >> host: andrew blum were and where these undersea cables that you refer to lade and by whom? >> guest: while there have been telegraph cables across the atlantic for 150 years now. the current generation of cables, pledged it depends on how you count, the individual strands or cable systems ,-com,-com ma sometimes two or even three individual strands, there are 10 or some say 12 of them across the atlantic. the current generation was all laid since the broadband boom in the mid-90s and the first was finished and 90 7-up until about 2002 when the last one was that and they are owned by a few different kinds of companies. they are all owned either b
and europe equivalent to ashburn and the buildings in the u.s.. and i know that in particular because the two cables down the east coast of africa does have their major hubs, their major nodes at telehouse in london. from their it's a straight shot to the landing place, again a fascinating place partly because it's in the same spot as the ancient port. this is always the place where the international -- >> host: andrew blum were and where these undersea cables that you refer to lade and...
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the u.s. currency is trading at the upper yen level. that's the highest lel in 24 months. 84.7to 75 in tokyo.trading at earlier the dollar hit 84.96 yen at one stage. investigato investors are buying yen. >> the central bank will face further pressure. >> we're going toet se more answers as the new administrati administration launches on wednesday. the ps is on. he's talking about revising the law to set target of 2%. >> we think the yen we think it's supporting for weaker yen. european debt concern should be eased things to esm. >> let's get a check on how tokyo stocks are reacting. it's currently at 10,094. a gain of 1.6% from friday's close. many analysts think the trend will continue. in other business headlines the rate of unpaid tensipensions inn hit a record high. around 26% or more than 4.5 million of those enrolled failed to pay premiums between april 2009 and march 2011. 74% said they couldn't pay because the premium is too high. 10% refuse to pay because they couldn't trust the syst
the u.s. currency is trading at the upper yen level. that's the highest lel in 24 months. 84.7to 75 in tokyo.trading at earlier the dollar hit 84.96 yen at one stage. investigato investors are buying yen. >> the central bank will face further pressure. >> we're going toet se more answers as the new administrati administration launches on wednesday. the ps is on. he's talking about revising the law to set target of 2%. >> we think the yen we think it's supporting for weaker...
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to u.s. soil so contrary to what you said about this possibly not you know providing protection who are american citizens that's actually not our read i have at all and it's not the read of a bunch of other prominent civil liberties groups so that for disputes and further it calls for a trial but it doesn't stipulate what kind of trial that means we still can see people in military indefinite detention with no access to civil courts if ok as i hear yes really once again rather than the entire you know due process and that's problematic and lastly the language includes unless an act of congress authorizes indefinite military detention which sort of sounds like congress thinks that it can actually pass a constitutional law which is i know they may try but that's not constitutional let me kind of break down what you just said first of all the a.u. i'm at the authorization for the use of military force for what i understand and i mean that it passed after nine eleven that's still in place right.
to u.s. soil so contrary to what you said about this possibly not you know providing protection who are american citizens that's actually not our read i have at all and it's not the read of a bunch of other prominent civil liberties groups so that for disputes and further it calls for a trial but it doesn't stipulate what kind of trial that means we still can see people in military indefinite detention with no access to civil courts if ok as i hear yes really once again rather than the entire...
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. >> holman: the u.s. economy has dodged a potentially crippling strike at ports up and down the east coast and gulf coast at least, for now. the longshoremen's union agreed today to extend its existing contract by another month. that word came after the union and shipping lines worked out a deal on royalty payments for unloading containers. the contract extension gives the two sides time to resolve their remaining issues. wall street finished the week with its fifth straight losing session. stocks have been falling as concern mounts that washington will fail to get a budget deal. the dow jones industrial average lost 158 points today, to close at 12,938. the nasdaq fell 25 points to close at 2,960. for the week, both the dow and the nasdaq fell 2%. sectarian tensions flared across iraq today as tens of thousands of sunnis staged mass protests against the shi-ite-led government. there were rallies in fallujah and ramadi, where protests already had erupted earlier this week. today, mosul, tikrit and samarra
. >> holman: the u.s. economy has dodged a potentially crippling strike at ports up and down the east coast and gulf coast at least, for now. the longshoremen's union agreed today to extend its existing contract by another month. that word came after the union and shipping lines worked out a deal on royalty payments for unloading containers. the contract extension gives the two sides time to resolve their remaining issues. wall street finished the week with its fifth straight losing...
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is check out the markets and u.s. stocks they are still managing to gain us as economic data in china beat estimates and investors watch the latest developments in the american budget talks that european stocks fell from an eighteen month high and this is bonds as well took a bit of a bit saying are concerns that a leadership change in italy will just rocked efforts to curb the debts of the italian prime minister mario monti said he had lost support aliquid the markets did manage to get some momentum in the last hour or so that. the euro there's has a rather tumultuous day managing to gain a fraction there that's over the mystical situation in this. seems to be demonstrating resilience that news meanwhile here in moscow the russian ruble finished the day lower actually higher against the u.s. dollar a year you can see just that. the russian action market started the week gains a notch for the r.t.s. around four tenths of a cent for the my six largely down to oil prices gaining in the session always a big boost for inv
is check out the markets and u.s. stocks they are still managing to gain us as economic data in china beat estimates and investors watch the latest developments in the american budget talks that european stocks fell from an eighteen month high and this is bonds as well took a bit of a bit saying are concerns that a leadership change in italy will just rocked efforts to curb the debts of the italian prime minister mario monti said he had lost support aliquid the markets did manage to get some...
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corruption easier to pass the buck of course when you look at the long history of the you know the u.s. funding both sides ninety percent of a. afghans hold a couple of years ago didn't even know what nine eleven was in certain regions when you were there did you get the sense that afghans believe that this war is meant to be sustained i mean when you just see recent news of blackwater sponsoring special operations troops there and also the extension of troops there until two thousand and twenty four potentially the strategic packed with cars i was history well it's very interesting how i perceive football for us and but the states and the international community should continue being kicked off the twenty foot team in no doubt but in many afghans are tired of the foot in this presence and for many the foot in this presence has brought violence and instability permanent the compass that aided us between the west and the taleban and although that has been the real progress against the taliban insurgency it's not taking place uniformly the east of the country continues to be hotly contes
corruption easier to pass the buck of course when you look at the long history of the you know the u.s. funding both sides ninety percent of a. afghans hold a couple of years ago didn't even know what nine eleven was in certain regions when you were there did you get the sense that afghans believe that this war is meant to be sustained i mean when you just see recent news of blackwater sponsoring special operations troops there and also the extension of troops there until two thousand and...